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General Information

Full Name Gustavo Franco Camilo
Languages Portuguese, English, French

Education

  • 2021 - now
    M. Sc. in Electrical Engineering
    Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    • Research focusing on improving payment channel networks scalability and improving federated learning models.
  • 2017 - 2021
    B.Sc. in Electronic and Computer Engineering
    Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    • Graduated 1 academic semester before regular course schedule.
    • Graduated cum laude (with honors)

Experience

  • 2018 - 2021
    Undergraduate Research Assistant
    Teleinformatic and Automation Group, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
    • Awarded scholarship from the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development to research cutting-edge technologies, such as blockchain and federated learning, applied to network security problems.
    • Built prototypes using Apache Spark, Hyperledger Fabric, and Docker Containers.
    • Published papers in international conferences and journals.
  • 2018
    Teacher Assistant
    Electronics Engineering Departament, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
    • Assisted students in Programming II C-language lab classes on good programming practices and concepts, such as functions, pointers, and data structures.

Honors and Awards

  • 2023
    • Best paper honorable mention, given by the Brazilian Computer Society for the work presented at the Brazilian Symposium of Computer Networks and Distributed Systems
  • 2021
    • Cum laude distinction, given by the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
    • Best paper honorable mention, given by the Brazilian Computer Society for the work presented at the IV Workshop on Blockchain at the Brazilian Symposium of Computer Networks and Distributed Systems
  • 2020
    • Best Work in Session of the Technology Center at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, given by the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro for the work presented at the Undergraduate Research Presentations
    • Best paper honorable mention, given by the Brazilian Computer Society for the work presented at the III Workshop on Blockchain at the Brazilian Symposium of Computer Networks and Distributed Systems
  • 2019
    • Best paper award, given by the Brazilian Computer Society for the work presented at the II Workshop on Blockchain at the Brazilian Symposium of Computer Networks and Distributed Systems

Academic Interests

  • Blockchain.
    • Layer-two scalable solutions (PCNs and rollups).
    • Security and privacy applications.
  • Federated Learning.
    • Security and privacy of federated learning models and architectures.
    • Improving accuracy of current models.

Other Interests

  • Hobbies: Movies, football, learning new things etc.